Moon buggy readied for Apollo 15 flight schedule
The first US lunar rover, a 450 pound collapsible LRV with wire mesh wheels, is formalized at Boeing Space Center in Kent. Delivery to Cape Kennedy is planned for early next week for use by astronauts David R. Scott and James Irwin on the Apollo 15 mission, with the vehicle capable of speeds up to 10 mph on smooth surfaces.
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Sugar Ray Robinson Featured On Mod Squad Episode
Sugar Ray Robinson appears on ABCs Mod Squad episode raising old era boxing nostalgia. The show presents a sparsely acting retired champ returning to the ring for a student drama plot while the Mod Squad team takes central action. NBC outlines fall schedule with cancellations and spin offs including Columbo and The D A.
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Cynthia Lowry
New York
ABC
Joe Frazier
Muhammad Ali
Mod Squad
Ae Cement Esky
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Norfolk Set to Become Cruise Port for Cunard Lines
Norfolk may host cruise ships under a deal with Cunard Lines and the Norfolk Port and Industrial Authority. The agreement calls for one Cunard passenger vessel berthed about four times a month from May 1, 1972, with the Queen Elizabeth II due to call two to three times in 1972 and likely the Virginia Cruise. Direct port benefits are estimated at 3 to 4 million dollars yearly.
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Federal Register
Great Britain
Cunard Lines, Ltd
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Cunard
Richard D. O’leary
Virginia
WV Legislature Nearing Deadline With Debates On Pay and Taxes
In Charleston four days remain before a midnight deadline as the West Virginia Legislature weighs a 10 percent teachers pay raise and a 38 million dollar business tax hike. Strip mining fights persist with amendments. House rejects a one year moratorium. Other bills advance including community college conversions and deputy sheriffs civil service protection.
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Charleston
West Virginia
House
Arch A. Moore Jr
Can Dead Mouse Be Mailed
Postal authorities in Richmond investigate if mailing a dead smelly mouse violates USPS rules. The mouse, sent to U.S. District Judge Robert R. Merhige Jr., came from a state prisoner whose identity remains undisclosed.
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U.S
U. S
Robert R. Merhige Jr
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